Posts from ‘In Depth’ - Page 19
Intrawest considering role in Jumbo?
The controversial Jumbo Glacier resort is in the news again with an announcement that an updated master plan has been submitted to B.C.’s Land and Water for review. Since ...
Tahltan remain committed despite injunction
Tahltan Territory, BC – The Tahltan Elders, youth and families were disappointed by the injunction granted against their blockade to protect their lands and people against Fortune Mineral’s open ...
Tahltan Broaden Campaign as Haida Leader Visits
Events are heating up in northwestern BC. In order to counter much of the disinformation being circulated by the mainstream media about what is happening in Tahltan territory, concerned ...
Shell’s double standards
It is with some skepticism that I read about Shell Canada’s purported alliance with environmentalists over concerns about the Crown’s oversight ofthe future of a 1,000-square-kilometre piece of backcountry ...
BC's Land and Water scattered in reorganization
May Land and Water BC Inc. rest in peace. There is an amazing lack of awareness of a now-eliminated government corporation that had started to remove the “public” from ...
Texan company buys out Terasen – no delay in pipeline proposals
Texan company Kinder Morgan’s buy out of gas and pipeline company, Terasen, earlier this month won’t delay the proposed pipelines running from Alberta‘s tar sands to British Columbia‘s west ...
Becoming Canadian—the power of hope.
On Canada Day I officially become a Canadian citizen. As the citizenship ceremony approached I began thinking about what exactly this means to me personally and why I waited ...
Haida's management of Gwaii Haanas Park fêted
<p>The recent recognition of Gwaii Haanas as the best park in the world is a remarkable achievement. But one important aspect of the story that has received scant attention is ...
Is more Poison our only option?
The Site C dam is once again being touted as a necessary and viable way to meet BC’s growing demand for electrical energy. Some, including some environmentalists, although expressing ...